Why do we have nails?
This is going to sound weird but..I'm actually really curious..why do we have finger and toenails? I mean what is their purpose? I bite my nails and lots of people cut them short, so it's not like we actually USE them for anything. I mean if we didn't have them, would it make much difference?
To make girl fights more entertaining.
Yeah, I am a serious nail biter, my nails are awful. So I wonder why we do have them. We probably have them from when we actually had to hunt for food with minimal weapons..Originally Posted by Xander
To protect the fragile finger skin. OBVIOUSLY.
I think they derive from some sort of claws that we may have had at some point.
Nails?
a) good weapons
b) protect the ends of our fingers and toes to stop any harm coming to the fleshy bit
c) an extra part of out body to decorate with colours and stick-on jewels
Oh the joys.
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To pick and eat the ticks off each others backs.
God gave us fingernails so we could open the soda cans he knew we would invent.
Leave some shards under the belly
Lay some grease inside my hand
It's a sentimental jury
And the makings of a good plan
Actually nails are for scratching yourself. Everyone itches from time to time and it'd be annoying if you couldn't scratch without fingernails.
I dont bite my nails. I bit them once to see what it felt like and it didnt seem very interesting. Nails are useful for adding pressure to your fingers. Theyre firmer than plain skin.
To pick our noses.
I'd say, by evolutionary terms, as a weapon. I can see someone who has sizeable nails doing better generally in combat than someone who has a lump of flesh and bone. That's only my reasoning though, and is thus probably lame.
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Mr. Cavemen prolly needed Mrs. Fingernail for digging and murdering.
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To scratch with?!?!?! *thinks* Not sure...
I bite my nails too ^^ But having them are really useful and come in handy!
...lol, handy.
Anyway. Nails are more useful than hair, yes.
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